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Matilda

This adaptation of Roald Dahl's dark, magical book about a very, very smart girl who battles insulting parents (DeVito and wife Rhea Perlman) and a domineering elementary school principal with the help of a saintly teacher (Embeth Davidtz) is often unjustly overlooked. DeVito also directed this darkly comic 1996 film—which has since been adapted into a Broadway musical.102 minutes PG.